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​​​​​Abbott's €440m investment to create 800 jobs in Kilkenny, 200 in Donegal​​Abbott is to create 800 jobs in Kilkenny and 200 in Donegal as part of its latest €440m investment​​Pharmaceutical company Abbott is opening a new manufacturing facility producing diabetes technology in Kilkenny today which is set to employ more than 800 people.It is ...

​​​​​​​Kerry Group agrees to sell dairy division to Kerry Co-op in €500m dealCo-op will take a 70% stake in Kerry Dairy Ireland, with an. option to buy remaining share by 2030Kerry Group has agreed to sell its dairy processing division in two stages to its main shareholder, Kerry Co-op, in a deal worth €500 million.The publicly-quoted food giant...

​​​​​​​Science Week 2024​Science Week 2024 will take place from the 10th – 17th November. The theme for Science Week 2024 is regeneration, and Research Ireland is calling on the public to celebrate our innate ability to reinvent, rejuvenate and regenerate.There is something for every generation, with events happening all over the country. Vi...

​​​​200 new roles for Ireland and UK as digital wellbeing provider expands​​Spectrum.Life co-founders Stephen Costello and Stuart McGoldrick​Digital health and wellbeing provider, Spectrum. Life, is to create 200 new roles over the next year.Around half the positions are expected to be created in Ireland, with the balance set for the UK, with so...

​​​​​Ireland second in Europe for hybrid and remote job listings​Ireland second in Europe for hybrid and remote job listingsIreland ranks second in Europea for both hybrid and remote work opportunities, according to new data published by LinkedIn.More than a third (37.7%) of jobs listings in Ireland are for hybrid positions that allow successful...

​​​​Eli Lilly is expanding production for its top-selling diabetes and obesity drugs. Photo: GettyEli Lilly to invest €1.6bn in Ireland to scale up obesity drug production​US pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly plans to invest €1.6 billion across two manufacturing sites in Ireland to boost production of its hugely popular obesity drug and a newly appr...

​​​​More than 300 jobs to go as Tullamore medical device plant to close by 2026Staff pictured as they arrived ahead of the meeting this morning​More than 300 people working at Cardinal Health in Tullamore, Co Offaly, are being made redundant following the company's announcement to close its plant by spring 2026.Staff and union members were infor...

​​​​​WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency​WHO is concerned over the rapid spread of clade 1b in DRC (Stock image)​The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation.An emergency committee met to advise WHO Direc...

​​​​​Employment income impact of Beckman Coulter on East Clare and wider region was €55 million in 2023, economic impact assessment showsBeckman Coulter Diagnostics announces a €10 million investment and 80 jobs in Mid-West IrelandBeckman Coulter Diagnostics, the largest employer in East Clare and among the largest in the county, has today annou...

​​​​​How to solve society’s greatest problems? Dangle €1mScience Foundation Ireland is co-ordinating a €65m programme supporting academics in Ireland​Ninety-six research teams across Ireland are seeking solutions to some of the most significant challenges facing society today. The research is being funded by the National Challenge Fund (NCF), a ...